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Pequot Lakes' Reid Pierzinski was the sole member of the Patriots cross country team to qualify for the Class 1A state meet at the Section 8-1A Championship meet Friday, Oct. 27..

Pierzinski placed seventh with a time of 18:25.6. The top two teams and next eight individuals not on those teams advance to the state meet.

As a team, the Patriot boys team finished fifth overall. Aside from Pierzinski, Max Johnston finished 21st with a time of 19:11.1, while Sam Person finished with a time of 19:42.5

The Patriot girls finished sixth overall, led by Grace McGuire - who finished 14th with a time of 22:33.4 - and Kristin Skog, who finished less than one second later for 15th place. The two finished ninth and 10th respectively among runners on non-top two teams.

The Pine River-Backus boys team finished 15th as a team and were led by Nick Ackerman, who finished 51st with a time of 20:05.7. The Tiger girls took 16th overall and were led by Sidney Lodge, who finished with a time of 25:06.1.